Robert E. Lee

Sangjib Min / Casemate Museum

Robert E. Lee, the famous Civil War general, was a young second lieutenant when he served as an engineer supervising the completion of Fort Monroe. This is a copy of the portrait of Lee by William West in 1839.

Robert E. Lee, the famous Civil War general, was a young second lieutenant when he served as an engineer supervising the completion of Fort Monroe. This is a copy of the portrait of Lee by William West in 1839. (Sangjib Min / Casemate Museum)

Robert E. Lee, the famous Civil War general, was a young second lieutenant when he served as an engineer supervising the completion of Fort Monroe. This is a copy of the portrait of Lee by William West in 1839.